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countryman

[kuhn-tree-muhn] / ˈkʌn tri mən /
NOUN
person from one's country
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Canadian Jeremy Hansen is among the four-person crew, what astronaut and fellow countryman Joshua Kutryk called "a very big deal."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Philharmonic in a fresh study of his great countryman composer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The 24-year-old acknowledged, however, that his streak of good luck did not apply to everything in life, notably a board game against his countryman and super-G bronze medallist Marco Odermatt.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Xavi Simons has not gone out of his way to nail his fellow countryman but it is something so dangerous to do, absolutely a red card.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

When it was off, he looked younger and nicer and more like a countryman and less like a London cabman.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis